Simon Wathigo Email and Phone Number
I am a supply chain leader with wealthy experience in developing and execution of Africa region and global business strategies in various business sectors including; Manufacturing, distribution, fresh-farm products, farm inputs, and pharmaceutical. I possess in-depth expertise in supply chain covering the whole supply chain spectrum i.e. Planning, procurement, contract & tender managements, inbound logistics, import & export operations, warehousing, customer experience & customer service, and outbound logistics including reverse logistics. I have exposure in international settings which is complemented with my well-developed interpersonal and cross-cultural skills in addition to analytical, negotiation and leadership skills. I have unique combination of expertise Operations, Engineering, Procurement, Logistics and Finance. I am well conversant with ERP-SAP, PowerBI, tableau, Google platform and MS office.
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Operations Lead And Logistics Manager - East And West AfricaRocheKenya -
Operations Lead And Logistics Manager - East & West AfricaRoche Jan 2024 - PresentNairobi County, Kenya
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Global Supply Chain Process And Capability AssociateOne Acre Fund Nov 2022 - Jan 2024Nairobi County, KenyaSupply Chain capability development - Functional Mastery, Improving supply chain efficiency by deploying appropriate tools and practices, and performance improvement. -
Head, Supply Chain - Fresh Farm ProductsFarm Fresh Ltd Dec 2020 - Dec 2022Nairobi, KenyaManaging all Logistics and procurement processes for the organizations. This entails providing logistics and commercial solutions to small scale farmers. Transportation of fresh farm products from farm to markets in Nairobi and other cities within the country. -
Supply Chain Director - Cremins FmcgJasiba Foods Dec 2018 - Dec 2022Nairobi, KenyaCremins International Ltd is a startup wth core business on sourcing and distribution of food products offering last mile logistics solutions.
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Head Of Geocycle Kenya - Alternative Fuel SourcingGeocycle Jan 2016 - Nov 2018Nairobi, KenyaGeocycle Kenya is a waste management company with a goal of zero waste future. I was the pioneer of the Geocycle Kenya from its inception and its launch. I employed innovation to develop Alternative Fuel for use in cement making by converting waste to energy. The job involved developing a new business streams with mini processing plants, manage operations and logistics. Managing of partners and other stakeholders including community.Managing P&L and operations and Sourcing.Achievement was delivery of 3M€ (Kes. 300M) profit annually. -
Industrial Ecology Manager - Fuel SourcingLafarge Hima Cement Jun 2013 - Dec 2015KampalaResponsible for sourcing of Alternative fuels for both Hima Cement Uganda and Bamburi Cement Kenya. This entails working with various stakeholders including government departments, farmers, regulators in order to utilize other forms of energy apart from fossil energy thus contributing positively towards having better, cleaner environment. -
Procurement ManagerLafarge Hima Cement Feb 2012 - May 2013Kasese UgandaResponsible for the procurement of commodities through the development and implementation of commodity strategies plans and the management of supplier relationship. Other areas of responsibility include price negotiation, planning and inventory control
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Business Analyst - Supply ChainBamburi Cement Plc Jan 2011 - Jan 2012Bamburi Cement LtdKey Responsibilities:Control - Custodian of supply chain policy, process procedures and contractsDecision making support - aligning department decisions with the business objectives and highlighting implicationsPerformance - Pillar in driving performance through; Performance plan formulation and implementation, Budgeting process, Variance analysis and action implementation.Sourcing - Analyzing spend data to develop purchasing strategies and selection & negotiation with suppliers and contracting together with supplier performance managementEfficiency improvement – Spearhead breakthrough initiatives especially in IT and actions aimed to simplify, standardize, automate, optimize and add valueReporting – Accurate and timely report preparation and submission.People development – Training need identification, appropriate training design and monitoring implementation -
Management Trainee - Supply ChainBamburi Cement Plc Oct 2008 - Dec 2010On-job training which involved working with all departments to have a better and deeper understanding of the business with a focus on Finance and Supply Chain
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Operation TraineeUnga Group Plc Feb 2008 - Oct 2008A one year program. One gets exposure in operations of the business in order to understand the whole supply chain and able to take up managerial positions after the training
Simon Wathigo Education Details
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Mechanical Engineering
Frequently Asked Questions about Simon Wathigo
What company does Simon Wathigo work for?
Simon Wathigo works for Roche
What is Simon Wathigo's role at the current company?
Simon Wathigo's current role is Operations Lead and Logistics Manager - East and West Africa.
What schools did Simon Wathigo attend?
Simon Wathigo attended Acca, Cips - The Chartered Institute Of Procurement & Supply, Moi University.
Who are Simon Wathigo's colleagues?
Simon Wathigo's colleagues are Kravchuk Ecaterina, Michael Umana Fuentes, Vered Ron, Bjoern Thiele, Jane Homcy, Pauline Billebaud, Silvia Truong.
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